Keyword
Syncytium formation induced by viral infection
| Definition | Viral protein that mediates fusion of an infected cell with neighboring cells leading to the formation of multi-nucleate enlarged cells called syncytia. Usually these syncytia are the result of expression of a viral fusion protein at the host cell membrane during viral replication. Viruses such as herpesviruses are known to induce the formation of syncytia. |
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| Synonyms |
Induction by virus of host cell-cell fusion
Polykaryons formation in virally infected cells
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| Category |
› Biological process
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